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CVE-2009-0040
Published: Feb 22, 2009
Modified: Aug 7, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
The PNG reference library (aka libpng) before 1.0.43, and 1.2.x before 1.2.35, as used in pngcrush and other applications, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PNG file that triggers a free of an uninitialized pointer in (1) the png_read_png function, (2) pCAL chunk handling, or (3) setup of 16-bit gamma tables.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
RHSA-2009:0315
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
SUSE-SA:2009:023
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3757
x_refsource_CONFIRM
SUSE-SA:2009:012
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
GLSA-200903-28
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_GENTOO
RHSA-2009:0333
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3639
x_refsource_CONFIRM
35386
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
GLSA-201209-25
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_GENTOO
DSA-1830
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
ADV-2009-0632
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
ADV-2009-1621
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
RHSA-2009:0340
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
1020521
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUNALERT
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549
x_refsource_CONFIRM
ADV-2009-1560
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10316
vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_OVAL
ADV-2009-0469
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
34388
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
ADV-2009-1462
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
SSA:2009-083-02
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SLACKWARE
APPLE-SA-2009-06-08-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_APPLE
36096
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
[png-mng-implement] 20090219 libpng-1.2.35 and libpng-1.0.43 fix security vulnerability
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0007.html
x_refsource_CONFIRM
RHSA-2009:0325
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
259989
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUNALERT
35302
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
33976
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
35074
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
libpng-pointer-arrays-code-execution(48819)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
ADV-2009-1522
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
34140
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
ADV-2009-1451
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
APPLE-SA-2009-06-17-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_APPLE
FEDORA-2009-2045
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
APPLE-SA-2009-05-12
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_APPLE
SUSE-SR:2009:005
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
MDVSA-2009:083
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRIVA
34464
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
34272
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
34210
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
APPLE-SA-2009-08-05-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_APPLE
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6458
vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_OVAL
34265
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0046
x_refsource_CONFIRM
34145
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
20090529 VMSA-2009-0007 VMware Hosted products and ESX and ESXi patches resolve security issues
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
35379
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
ADV-2009-0473
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
20090821 VMSA-2009-0010 VMware Hosted products update libpng and Apache HTTP Server
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
34143
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
FEDORA-2009-2882
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
DSA-1750
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
FEDORA-2009-2884
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
SSA:2009-083-03
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SLACKWARE
33970
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
34137
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
TA09-133A
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_CERT
[security-announce] 20090820 VMSA-2009-0010 VMware Hosted products update libpng and Apache HTTP Server
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=1689&release_id=662441
x_refsource_CONFIRM
34462
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-069.htm
x_refsource_CONFIRM
ADV-2009-1297
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
FEDORA-2009-1976
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
http://downloads.sourceforge.net/libpng/libpng-1.2.34-ADVISORY.txt
x_refsource_CONFIRM
VU#649212
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_CERT-VN
34324
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
20090312 rPSA-2009-0046-1 libpng
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
34152
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
MDVSA-2009:075
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRIVA
33990
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3613
x_refsource_CONFIRM
35258
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
33827
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-208.htm
x_refsource_CONFIRM
ADV-2009-2172
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
TA09-218A
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_CERT
MDVSA-2009:051
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRIVA
34320
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
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